Ana da Silva

Ana da Silva is a faculty member at the School of Education of the Polytechnic University of Santarém and an integrated researcher at CIAC-PLDIS, where she coordinates the Social Inclusion Working Group (2025–2026). She holds a PhD in Educational Sciences, specialising in Psychosocioeducational Intervention, from the University of Vigo, a Specialist Qualification in Education and Non-Formal Intervention, and a Master's degree in Comparative Literature from NOVA University Lisbon. She has also undertaken advanced studies in storytelling and foreign languages. Her research and professional activities focus on non-formal education, sociocultural animation, arts, cultures, citizenship, human rights and social inclusion. She has extensive experience coordinating and implementing socioeducational, artistic and cultural projects at national and international levels.

Languages and Literatures; Educational Sciences; Non-Formal Education; Sociocultural Animation; Socioeducational Intervention; Visual Arts; Citizenship and Human Rights; Gender Equality; Social Inclusion; Community and Sustainable Development; Solidarity Economy.